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Al Franken Doesn’t Get the Joke

The Senate grills a judicial nominee, Don Willett, about his corny tweets.

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Shoshana Weissmann

Nov. 16, 2017 6:48 p.m. ET

Washington

Democratic senators didn’t have many questions for Justice Don Willett about his decisions and dissents as a member of the Texas Supreme Court. But at his Wednesday confirmation hearing for a seat on the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, they expressed grave concerns about his sense of humor.